How Do I ... ? Troubleshooting Unit Definitions AutoNAME RUL Files
Here are the units used by AutoREALM (in ascending length).
UNIT NAME | USE | DEFINED AS | COMMENTS |
Centimeters | Translating paper maps into AutoREALM. | 0.393700787402 Inches | |
Inches | Translating paper maps into AutoREALM. | Itself. | All other units are internally represented in terms of inches. |
Feet | Dwelling/Castles. | 12 Inches | |
Cubits | The distance unit of choice for several ancient societies. | 20.6 Inches | This length is the Egyptian/Jerusalem cubit. Various cultures have expressed the cubit anywhere from 17.4 to 26.6 inches. Originally defined as the length from the elbow to the end of the middle finger. |
Yards | Dwelling/Castles. | 36 Inches | |
Meters | Modern structures. | 39.3700787402 Inches | |
Fathoms | Depth of water or lengths of cable. Originally defined as the span of outstretched arms from fingertip to fingertip. | 72 Inches | 6 Feet |
Rods | Surveying | 198 Inches | 1/4 Chain |
Chains | Surveying | 792 Inches | This definition is Gunter's chain |
Furlongs | Villages | 10 Chains | 1/8 Mile. |
Kilometers | Large Scale/Continent | .621371192238 Miles | |
Stadia | Roman Large Scale | 0.92 Miles | |
Miles | Large Scale/Continent | 5280 Feet | |
Nautical Miles | Large Scale/Oceans. Used by Ships and Aircraft. | 1.15077944802 Miles | 1/60th of a degree on the surface of the earth. |
Leagues | Large Scale/Continent | 3 Miles | |
Days by foot on rugged terrain, burdened | Measuring travel time. | 5 Miles | Rough/steep ground, snow, forests; 40-80 pounds of gear. |
Days by foot burdened | Measuring travel time. | 10 Miles | Physically fit individuals; 40-80 pounds of gear. |
Days by foot on rugged terrain | Measuring travel time. | 15 Miles | Rough/steep ground, snow, forests; light burden. |
Days by wagon | Measuring travel time. | 20 Miles | Horse drawn wagon; road or level open terrain. |
Days by foot | Measuring travel time. | 25 Miles | Physically fit individuals; light burden (no more than 40 pounds of gear); normal terrain (open ground, scrub, lightly forested). |
Days by war horse | Measuring travel time. | 30 Miles | Riding a heavy or draft mount; burdened with armor and war gear. |
Days by oared galley | Measuring travel time. | 35 Miles | Sailing a river 40' wide or more; calm ocean currents; navigable and familiar body; favorable wind conditions. |
Days by horse | Measuring travel time. | 50 Miles | Riding a light or medium mount; normal terrain (open ground, scrub, desert, lightly forested). |
Days by sailed galley | Measuring travel time. | 65 Miles | Sailing a river 40' wide or more; calm ocean currents; navigable and familiar body; favorable wind conditions. |
AU | Solar Systems | 9.29558254792x107 Miles | The mean radius of earth's orbit. |
Light years | Star Systems | 5.87849981414x1012 Miles | Distance that light travels in one year in a vacuum. |
Parsecs | Star Systems | 1.9173515332x1013 Miles | A parallax second; distance that produces a viewed difference of one arc second from opposite sides of earth's orbit. |